Psychological disorders in medicine students during the active investigation of COVID-19

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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, stress, anxiety, depression.

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19 has brought dissimilar changes and consequences in society. The health staff has been one of the most affected in the psychological environment, because of the increment of stress. 

Objective: To determine psychological manifestations in medicine students during the active investigation of COVID-19. 

Methods: A quantitative, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional investigation of 59 medicine students was carried out, they belonged to the Medical Sciences Municipal Head Office in Gibara, Holguin who carried out the active investigation of  COVID-19, in May of 2020. 

Results: The vulnerability to stress as symptom was not present in 83.0 % of the students. The probable and established anxiety was in 28.8 % and 18.6 %, respectively. The absent or minimum depression prevailed in 56 students (86.4 %) and just 1 presented suicidal idea; 100 % had a level of neurotic performance and 54.2 % showed confrontation focused to the emotion.  

Conclusions: Most of the medicine students didn't present psychological disorders neither idea to commit suicide. The confrontation centered in the predominant emotion along with the neurotic performance favored the mental health. 

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Manuel Ramón Pérez Abreu, Hospital Docente Fermín Valdés Domínguez, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Holguín

Master en Educación Medica. Especilista en primer Grado de MGI y Medicina Interna. Profesor Auxiliar.

Jairo Jesús Gómez Tejeda, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Mariana Grajales Coello, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Holguín

Estudiante 4to año.Alumno Ayidante en Medicina Interna.

Odalis Tamayo Velázquez, Policlínico José Martí Pérez, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Holguín

Especialista en Primer Grado de MGI y Medicina Interna. Profesor Asistente.

Aida Elizabeth Iparraguirre Tamayo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Mariana Grajales Coello, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Holguín

Estudiante de 4to medicina. Alumna Ayudante en Medicina Interna.

Eliana Deyanis Besteiro Arjona, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Mariana Grajales Coello, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Holguín

Estudiante de 5to año de medicina.

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2020-07-08

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Pérez Abreu MR, Gómez Tejeda JJ, Tamayo Velázquez O, Iparraguirre Tamayo AE, Besteiro Arjona ED. Psychological disorders in medicine students during the active investigation of COVID-19. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 8 [cited 2025 Sep. 18];24(4):537-48. Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3159

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Vol. 24 No. 4 (2020): JULIO-AGOSTO

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